3-Hydroxypropionic acid

C3H6O3CAS 503-66-290.08 g/mol

OHOOH
AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C3H6O3
Molar mass
90.08 g/mol
Exact mass
90.0317 Da
Density
1.2 g/mL
Melting point
below 25 °C
Boiling point
179–180.5 °C (at 765 Torr)
logP
-0.55Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
57.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 45 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P317, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
503-66-2
SMILES
O=C(O)CCO
InChIKey
ALRHLSYJTWAHJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h4H,1-2H2,(H,5,6)

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Names and synonyms

7 names
  • Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-
  • Hydracrylic acid
  • 3-Hydroxypropanoic acid
  • β-Hydroxypropionic acid
  • β-Lactic acid
  • Ethylenelactic acid
  • 2-Deoxyglyceric acid

Reactions

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Similar compounds

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